Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason he has not replied to the letter of 6 May 2020 from the Defence Select Committee on the Overseas Operations Bill; and on what date he plans to respond.
The Overseas Operations Bill seeks to help tackle vexatious claims and the cycle of reinvestigations against our Armed Forces personnel and veterans. This is one of the Government's key commitments.
I assure the hon. member that the Committee will receive a response before the Second Reading of the Bill on 23 September, to ensure consistency of communications while the Bill is finalised.